Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for automatically authenticating ownership of uploaded content to a server by cellular messaging is described. Content is uploaded to a server by cellular messaging. If the user has a user account, the user account is retrieved. If not, a user account is created. A URL is created and mapped to the content and the user account and sent as a hyperlink by cellular messaging to the user. Upon a first activation of the hyperlink, the user is authenticated as an owner of the content. A cookie is embedded in the owner's device. Upon a subsequent activation of the hyperlink, if the cookie is detected in the user's device, the owner is allowed to access, edit, download, or share the content. If the cookie is not detected, the user is not an owner, so the user is only allowed to access and not edit the content.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 22, 2020
Date of Patent:
September 29, 2020
Assignee:
Cheerity, Inc.
Inventors:
Jonathan James, Sean Adams, Edward Erenberg, Angela den Tex, Michael Fox
Abstract: A method and system for authenticating ownership of uploaded content to a server by cellular messaging is described. Content is uploaded to a server by cellular messaging. If the user has a user account, the user account is retrieved. If not, a user account is created. A URL is created and mapped to the content and the user account and sent as a hyperlink by cellular messaging to the user. Upon a first activation of the hyperlink, the user is authenticated as an owner of the content. A cookie is embedded in the owner's device. Upon a subsequent activation of the hyperlink, if the cookie is detected in the user's device, the owner is allowed to access, edit, download, or share the content. If the cookie is not detected, the user is not an owner, so the user is only allowed to access and not edit the content.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 28, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 23, 2020
Assignee:
Cheerity, Inc.
Inventors:
Jonathan James, Sean Adams, Edward Erenberg, Angela den Tex, Michael Fox